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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1960
Page
1
A class initiation honoring the twin cities mayors was held at the Biddeford Saco Eagles lodge on Birch Street Biddeford. Saco Mayor Charles R Cote and Biddeford Mayor Clement Deschambault spoke on industrial progress and philanthropy as officers were to be installed next week.
WIDE OPEN SPACES MENTONE Tex AP Preliminary census figures show Loving County in West Texas has a population of 226, down one from a decade ago. Covering 647 square miles with nine farms averaging 30 929 acres each the county remains the least populated in the nation since 1950.
President Eisenhower appealed to the Soviet Union in a worldwide radio and TV broadcast to forget the Paris summit failure and pursue peace through “business like dealings.” The speech outlined open skies plans, continued intelligence gathering, and UN involvement, while referencing the U2 flights and May 102 incident. Khrushchev’s cited reason for the summit break was noted, with emphasis on maintaining informed diplomacy.
The Saco Board of Assessors announced a 1960 tax rate of 53 dollars per thousand, a three dollar increase from 1959. Total real estate and personal property valuation is 16,327,720, yielding a tax of 865,369.16. Veterans exemptions amount to 351,680 in valuation, with blind exemptions up by 2,335.
Supt. Paul Larrabee announced four new teachers for Biddeford public schools. Claudette Levesque of 402 South Street Biddeford will teach grade 1 at Washington Street school. a Gorham State Teachers College graduate, she previously taught at Old Orchard Beach. Arlene W. Lawlor of 39 Ferry Road Saco will teach grade 1 at Emery school. graduate of Bridgewater Teachers College, she has taught in Connecticut and Massachusetts.
Unofficial census tabulations show Maine population rose about 60 percent since 1940, reaching 964,623 on April 1. Biggest gain in district three includes Loring, Presque Isle and Dow air bases, while Saco grows to 10,478 and Kittery to 8,178. Portland edges down amid suburban gains. Biddeford and Sanford fall as textile jobs vanish.
U S naval boats and helicopters rushed relief to 4000 residents stranded on Yagaji Island near Okinawa after tidal waves triggered by Chilean earthquakes. Waves washed away the only bridge to the main island leaving locals without food or water. Philippine reports placed deaths at 16 in the Philippines with property damage and missing persons tallied. Japanese police put overall toll at 99 dead, 46 missing, 856 injured, and 167,147 homeless with damage around 60 million dollars.
In southern Chile five days of earthquakes tsunamis avalanches and volcanic eruptions left 2 829 dead or missing and 2 million homeless. U S Air Force relief flights battled smoke from volcanoes as authorities warned the toll would rise. Clouds rain hampered rescues while ash darkened skies as more tremors were reported.
AP report from Wiesbaden on Captain James Lundy of Findlay Ohio recounting the East German landing after Soviet MiG jets forced a forced landing. He described machine gun fire, off course wind report, and good treatment by Russians during captivity before release.
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